Jan Steen

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Jan Steen was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his lively, often humorous depictions of everyday life and chaotic household scenes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painter
genre painter
human
painter
artisticStyle dynamic compositions
expressive characterization
moralizing narratives
rich color palette
associatedWith Delft
Haarlem NERFINISHED
Leiden painters’ guild
surface form: "Leiden Guild of Saint Luke"

The Hague
birthName Jan Steen
surface form: "Jan Havickszoon Steen"
birthYear 1626
burialPlace Pieterskerk, Leiden
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship Dutch Republic
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1626-01-01
dateOfDeath 1679-02-03
deathYear 1679
fatherInLaw Jan van Goyen
genre genre painting
history painting
portrait painting
religious painting
still life
hasWorkInCollection Louvre Museum
surface form: "Louvre"

Mauritshuis
National Gallery
surface form: "National Gallery, London"

Rijksmuseum
influenced later genre painters
influencedBy Adriaen van Ostade
Frans Hals
Jan van Goyen
language Dutch
movement Dutch Golden Age
name Jan Steen
notableFor chaotic household scenes
humorous scenes
lively depictions of everyday life
notableWork As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
The Dancing Couple
The Doctor's Visit
The Drawing Lesson
Saint Nicholas Day
surface form: "The Feast of Saint Nicholas"

The Merry Family
The Village Wedding
The World Upside Down
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Leiden NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Leiden NERFINISHED
spouse Grietje van Goyen

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Jan Steen birthName Jan Steen
this entity surface form: "Jan Havickszoon Steen"
The Merry Family creator Jan Steen
Leiden hasNotableResident Jan Steen
Jan Steen name Jan Steen
Dutch Golden Age notableFigure Jan Steen